TY - BOOK AU - Ahmed Elsayed Saad Abdelsalam AU - Basil Ahmed Kamel , AU - Khaled Mohamed Nassar , AU - Sherine Mohy Eldin Wahba , TI - The future of green - roofs in Egypt : : The economical and environmental benefits when installing green - roof on a residential building in Cairo / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Elsayed Saad Abdelsalam , KW - Design Builder - ecoroof KW - Energy consumption KW - Green - roofs N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering; Issued also as CD N2 - Green - roofs are becoming a popular breathing roofing alternative to traditional roofing systems . Green - roofs were mentioned as an ecological - economical solution ; however , limited work has been carried out on the potential of green - roofs to in arid climates . This thesis represents the potential of green - roofs in saving electricity consumption and reducing annual CO₂ emissions in arid climates . The model accounts for energy savings , structural considerations and other varibles UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -